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Family Group Sheet

Husband:   Thomas Ruse
Born:   15 Sep 1796 in:   VA or NC
Died:   28 Dec 1823 in:   Highland Co., OH
Father:   Aaron Ruse, Sr. (1764-1850)
Mother:   Ruth Phillips (1769-1844)
Wife:   Margaret Cashatt
Married:   20 Nov 1817 in:   Highland Co., OH
Born:   1799 in:   Chatham Co., NC
Died:   20 Nov 1823 in:   Highland Co., OH
Father:   Thomas Cashatt (1771-1824)
Mother:   Ann Ratcliff (1771-1858)
CHILDREN
1   F       Name:   Ann Ruse
Born:   30 Dec 1818 in:   Highland Co., OH
Died:   21 Mar 1887 in:   Lincoln, Benton Co., MO
Married:   in:  
Spouse:   William L. League
Born:   11 Sep 1811 in:   Pittsylvania Co., VA
Died:   16 Nov 1881 in:   Lincoln, Benton Co., MO
Children:   Thomas J. League (1841-1917) m. Olive Parmelia Stratton (1849-1890) m. Rhoda Ann Taylor (1855-1950)
2   M       Name:   Aaron B. Ruse
Born:   11 Nov 1820 in:   OH
Died:   12 Jan 1824 in:   Highland Co., OH
3   F       Name:   Ruth Ruse (1823-1907)
Spouse:   Jonathan W. Ruble (1816-1872)

Biography and Timeline

Timeline:

  Date:   Place:   Event:
  1796   VA   Birth: Thomas
  1799     Birth: Margaret
  1817   OH, Highland Co.   Marriage: Thomas and Margaret
  1820   OH, Fayette Co.   Census: "Thos Ruce" (age 16-25) farming, female (16-25) and baby girl
  1823   OH, Highland Co.   Death: Margaret
  1823   OH, Highland Co.   Death: Thomas

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Birth Records

 

 

Marriage Records

FTM Marriage Index, Ohio 1789-1850:

Ruse, Thomas
Spouse : Cashatt, Margaret
Marriage date : 20 Nov 1817
County of record : Highland Co.
This record can be found at the Family History Library, Salt Lake City, UT, Film #s 0570612-0570614.
Note: only found index on this film (below).

Highland County, Ohio, marriage records (index, page 117):

marriage record

Female: Cashett, Margaret
Male: Thomas Ruse
Date: Nov. 20 1817
Page: 233
Book: 1

Death Records

Thomas and Margaret Ruse are buried at Fetterling Cemetery in Highland County, OH.

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Estate papers of Thomas Ruse (copied from "Ruse Family 1764-1983"):

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estate

Census Records

1820 Census, Ohio, Fayette County, Union Township:

  Thos Ruce 1 male 16-25, 1 females 0-9, 1 female 16-25, 1 engaged in agriculture

Notes and Other Records

Proof of lineage notes:

  • 1817 Highland County, Ohio, marriage record shows Thomas Ruse and Margaret Cashatt married.
  • 1907 obituary for Ruth (Ruse) Ruble states that she is daughter of Thomas and Margaret Ruse and was born in Clinton Co., Ohio in 1823.
  • H. Brown and Sons Funeral Home records states that Margaret Ruse was mother of Ruth Ruble.
  • Ruse Family 1764-1983 states that Thomas Ruse and Margaret Cashatt are parents of Aaron B, Ann, and Ruth.

Sources and Credits

  • Ruse Family 1764 - 1983, published in 1983, compiled by Evea Ruse Black and Leland Ruse Smith, received a copy from Leland in 1996.
  • FTM Marriage Index, Ohio 1789-1850.
  • Highland County, Ohio, marriage records (index, p.117).
  • 1820 Census, Ohio, Fayette County, Union Township.
  • Thomas Ruse estate papers, January 15, 1824.
  • Ruth Ruble Obituary, Warren Tribune, April 26, 1907.
  • H. Brown and Sons Funeral Home Records.
  • Data and photos from FindAGrave.com.
  • Data from Ancestry.com family trees.